The School Nurse Said I Was “Faking It”—Then My Heart Stopped in the Hallway

treat it,” Dr. Patel continued. “You’ll need an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator—an ICD. It monitors you constantly and shocks your heart if it goes into dangerous rhythm.”

“Will it hurt?” I asked.

“Most patients describe it as being kicked in the chest by a horse,” she said honestly. “But it’s better than dying.”

Better than dying. My new measurement continue reading …